April 28, 2021 Total Force Recruiting: The first step to winning the high-end fight As I prepared to assume responsibilities as the Command Chief for Air Force Recruiting Service, an organization recently re-tooled as an Air Force Total Force command, I found myself trying to understand this new mantra of “Total Force Recruiting.” To truly answer though, I had to start with the
April 16, 2021 Reserve Airman makes history with innovative Project FoX/F-35 development For the first time ever, Air Force personnel livestreamed F-35 data directly from the aircraft’s mission systems computers to a connected computer tablet during a ground test March 31, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.The event was a milestone for the Fighter Optimization eXperiment (FoX), a
April 15, 2021 919th SOW Airmen presented five AFRC Medical Service Awards The 919th Special Operations Medical Squadron commander recognized five Citizen Air Commandos during the April unit training assembly for winning five Air Force Reserve Command 2020 Medical Service Awards. “Anybody who has had the opportunity to work with these individuals knows how truly
April 9, 2021 919 SOW announces new Key Spouse Mentor The 919th Special Operations Wing recently appointed a new Key Spouse Mentor to help reinvigorate and grow the existing Key Spouse Program to enhance resiliency support efforts for Citizen Air Commandos and their families.
April 8, 2021 New proficiency exercise streamlines training for CAAs Combat Aviation Advisors from the 711th Special Operations Squadron employed a new method to accomplish annual training requirements. The squadron’s first ever two-week long Proficiency Exercise in March combined specialized training scenarios that took place at locations across the Eglin Range.
April 5, 2021 Counter-Cyber Reflections for NATO BackgroundSince the mid-1990s, Russia has steadily recovered its ailing economy from post-Soviet collapse and resurfaced onto the world stage. It is Vladimir Putin’s objective to re-establish the Russian Federation (RF) in the international arena as a global security broker and secure Russia’s
April 5, 2021 Reserve Component receives exception to uniform policy The Air Force has authorized an exception to policy for the Air Reserve Component regarding the April 1 mandatory wear date of Operational Camouflage Pattern uniforms.In a memo signed on March 28 by Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, the Air
April 2, 2021 Information Warfare: Forging Communication Strategies for Twenty-first Century Operational Environments Author: James P. FarwellReviewer: Major Michael Knapp, USAF
April 1, 2021 306th RQS Airman named one of Tenth Air Force Outstanding Airmen of the Year Master Sgt. Jason Cangemi, Guardian Angel Combat Arms Non-Commission Officer in Charge, 306th Rescue Squadron, was named one of the Tenth Air Force Outstanding Airmen of the Year.Sgt. Cangemi credits a diligent work-ethic and providing creative solutions for the problem gaps that existed. These
April 1, 2021 Gratitude at gunpoint: Flight surgeon uses resiliency skillset to beat adversity Since coming to the United States alone as a teenager, Lt. Col. Sandeep Gill has been robbed at gunpoint, endured poverty, and lived out of his car to make ends meet. And he is grateful for every minute of it.In fact, it was that sense of gratitude, and a love for his adopted country, that drove the